Finance Officers’ School Agenda

SD Governmental Finance Officers’ School

June 10, 11, & 12, 2015 j Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center j Pierre, SD Preliminary Agenda Wednesday, June 10

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Banyon User Group – Lake Sharpe A & B Jeff Christensen, President, Banyon Data System, Inc. Utility Billing, Point of Sale, Fund Accounting, Payroll and New Products will be covered. Banyon will be available for individual Q&A following the User Group meeting until 3:00.

Door Prizes will be given away throughout the school – must be present to win.

Noon – 4:00 p.m. Registration – Conference Center Lobby

12:45 p.m. WELCOME by Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill – Galleries B & C

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Business Meeting – Galleries B & C

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Public Library Survey & Discovering the ROI Value of Your Local Library – Galleries B & C Daria Bossman, State Librarian and Shawn Behrends, State Data Coordinator

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Legislative Update – Galleries B & C Yvonne Taylor, Executive Director, SD Municipal League

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break – Conference Center Lobby

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Basic Accounting – Galleries B & C Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Department of Legislative Audit

2:45 – 5:15 p.m. Golf Tournament – Dunes Golf Course 111 Fort Chateau Road, Fort Pierre (one mile North of Fort Pierre on Hwy 1806) $26/person, includes cart and 9 holes

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Dinner – outdoor space at RedRossa The City Slickers will be playing at 6:00 p.m.

Hospitality room at Ramkota opens from 8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 11

7:15 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet – Gallery A

8:15 – 9:45 a.m. General Session – Galleries B & C Keynote Speaker: Juli Burney Multiple award winning teacher, humorist and author, Juli makes an amazing connection with her audiences. She is able to entertain with the ability of a headlining comedian while either motivating or training with ease as a nationally recognized speaker. Juli has been honored by her state as Artist of the Year because of her ability to help improve people’s lives through humor and effective use of communication tools.

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Break – Conference Center Lobby

10:00 – 10:55 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (Pick one; these sessions will be repeated in the afternoon) j Utility Billing Panel – Galleries D & E Jennifer Mollman, Utility Billing Supervisor, City of Spearfish Meri Jo Anderson, Finance Officer, City of New Underwood Jane Kleinsasser, Accounting Manager, City of Huron j Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – Galleries F & G James Marsh, Director, Division of Labor and Management, SD Department of Labor and Regulation j Elections: 1, 2, 3 – Amphitheater I Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State Kea Warne, Deputy Secretary of State

11:00 – 11:55 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (Pick one; these sessions will be repeated in the afternoon) j The World of Liquor – Galleries D & E Marne Dooley, Revenue Section Coordinator, Property and Special Tax Division, SD Department of Revenue j IRS – Payroll Taxes, W-2s, 1099s, W-9s – Amphitheater I Jani Zweber, Accounting Services Manager, Ketel Thorstenson, LLP j Work Comp Coverage Basics – Galleries F & G Brad Wilson, Administrator, SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Buffet – Gallery A

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. General Session – Galleries B & C Keynote Speaker: Juli Burney Are you ready to laugh some more? Juli will wrap up herpresentation.

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break – Conference Center Lobby

2:45 – 3:40 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (Pick one) j Utility Billing Panel – Galleries D & E Jennifer Mollman, Utility Billing Supervisor, City of Spearfish Meri Jo Anderson, Finance Officer, City of New Underwood Jane Kleinsasser, Accounting Manager, City of Huron j Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – Galleries F & G James Marsh, Director, Division of Labor and Management, SD Department of Labor and Regulation j IRS – Payroll Taxes, W-2s, 1099s, W-9s – Amphitheater I Jani Zweber, Accounting Services Manager, Ketel Thorstenson, LLP

3:45 – 4:40 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (Pick one) j The World of Liquor – Galleries D & E Marne Dooley, Revenue Section Coordinator, Property and Special Tax Division, SD Department of Revenue j Elections: 1, 2, 3 – Amphitheater I Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State Kea Warne, Deputy Secretary of State j Work Comp Coverage Basics – Galleries F & G Brad Wilson, Administrator, SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund

6:00 p.m. President’s Social – Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center (210 Verendrye Dr., Ft. Pierre) Transportation will be provided. Business casual dress. Cash bar, no ATM onsite.

7:00 p.m. Finance Officer of the Year Banquet – Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center Speaker: Pastor Keith Bundy, Assistant Dean at DSU, Motivational Speaker

Hospitality room opens after Banquet until 11:30 p.m.

Friday, June 12

Municipal Pride Day! Wear a shirt, hat or pin that promotes your city!

7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet – Gallery A

8:15 a.m. Last Minute Announcements – Galleries B & C

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. City Policies – Galleries B & C Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Department of Legislative Audit Karl Alberts, Finance Officer, City of Aberdeen Doug Kirkus, President, Safety and Loss Control Specialist, Safety Benefits, Inc.

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Internal Controls and How to Prepare for an Audit – Galleries B & C Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Department of Legislative Audit

11:00 – Noon Excise Tax and Sales Tax – Galleries B & C Alison Jares, Deputy Director, Business Tax Division, SD Department of Revenue